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雕刻

diāo kè

HSK 6 2-character word

What 雕刻 means

1. to carve
2. to engrave
3. carving

The characters in 雕刻

• 雕diāoto carve; to engrave; shrewd
• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve

Example sentences

• 这座雕像是由樱木雕刻而成。
  Zhè zuò diāoxiàng shì yóu yīng mù diāokè ér chéng.
  The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。
  Zhèxiē gāoguān hé fùshāng de dàsì héyuàn chángcháng yǒu jīngměi diāokè bìng fěnshuā de héngliáng hé zhùzi, bìng bànyǒu jīngxīn xiūjiǎn de huāyuán.
  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

Words starting with 雕刻

• 雕刻品diāo kè pǐnsculpture
• 雕刻家diāo kè jiāsculptor